# batt

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #48,608

## Definitions
1. Pieces of fabric or fibre used for stuffing; as for batting or insulation
2. A shoe.

## Etymology
Late Middle English in the sense "piece, lump," of uncertain origin, but possibly related to the noun bat with the sense of "beaten" fabric.

## Easily confused with
- **Bt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/batt-vs-bt)
- **but** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/batt-vs-but)
- **bit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/batt-vs-bit)
- **bet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/batt-vs-bet)
- **bay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/batt-vs-bay)
- **BTW** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/batt-vs-btw)
- **bot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/batt-vs-bot)
- **BTC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/batt-vs-btc)
- **BTS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/batt-vs-bts)
- **baz** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/batt-vs-baz)
- **BMT** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/batt-vs-bmt)
- **BTU** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/batt-vs-btu)
- **Bau** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/batt-vs-bau)
- **best** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/batt-vs-best)
- **both** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/batt-vs-both)
- **beat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/batt-vs-beat)
- **boat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/batt-vs-boat)
- **belt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/batt-vs-belt)
- **bite** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/batt-vs-bite)
- **butt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/batt-vs-butt)

## Common misspellings (3)
`abtt`, `bbatt`, `btat`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/batt